Peter Serafinowicz
Acting
- Born:
- 1972-07-10
- Place of birth:
- Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (/ˌsɛrəˈfɪnoʊwɪtʃ/SERR-ə-FIN-oh-witch; Polish: [sɛrafʲiˈnɔvʲit͡ʂ]; born 10 July 1972) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his roles as Pete in Shaun of the Dead (2004), Garthan Saal in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the voice of Big Daddy in Sing (2016) and Sing 2 (2021), The Tick in The Tick(2016), The Sommelier in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and Spitelout in the live-action remake How to Train Your Dragon (2025). On television, Serafinowicz created and starred in the comedy shows Look Around You (2002–2005) and The Peter Serafinowicz Show (2007–2008). He also voiced characters and worked as a creative consultant on South Park (2006–2015), portrayed Edgar Covington in Parks and Recreation (2013–2015), voiced the Fisher King in Doctor Who (2015), and starred as the title character in the live-action adaptation series The Tick (2016–2019). His other television work includes voicing characters in animated series such as Archer, Bob's Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons, American Dad!, and the second season of What If...?, reprising his live-action role as Garthan Saal. Serafinowicz has voiced characters in video games such as Dark Souls II (2014), LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014), and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016). He has also directed music videos for acts such as Hot Chip and went viral in 2016 for political satire videos in which he dubbed over videos of Donald Trump with a "sassy" voice, a Cockney accent, and a posh English accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Serafinowicz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Elden Ring
Hit Point
Saturday Night Live UK
Jingle Bell Heist
Too Disgusting To Be Confused
How to Train Your Dragon
Brian Butterfield's Call of Now
Million Dollar Secret
Wolf King
Amandaland
Creature Commandos
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
The Gentlemen
Dead Hot
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Sumotherhood
White House Plumbers
Royal Crackers
The Amazing Maurice
The School for Good and Evil
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
The Bubble
We Baby Bears
Sing 2
What If...?
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
Dreaming Whilst Black
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Sassy Justice
DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger
Last Christmas
His Dark Materials
Miracle Workers
The Shivering Truth
At Home with Amy Sedaris
An Ordinary Man
House of Games
Going in Style
John Wick: Chapter 2
Sing
The Tick
Opening Night
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Deadly Brothel
Star Wars at the BBC
Long Live the Royals
Spy
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Mystery of the Royal Flasher
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush
The Britishes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Mr. Sloane
Muppets Most Wanted
Rick and Morty
How Videogames Changed the World
The World's End
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
It's Kevin
Fit
Bad Sugar
Gravity Falls
Playhouse Presents
The Secret Policeman's Ball
NTSF:SD:SUV::
The Terrys
Killing Bono
Bob's Burgers
The Best and the Brightest
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Running Wilde
Adventure Time
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
Couples Retreat
Archer
As Seen on TV
You Have Been Watching
Snake 'n' Bacon
Parks and Recreation
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Childrens Hospital
Tales of the Riverbank
Ripley Under Ground
The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Run Fatboy Run
Tapping the Wire
Would I Lie to You?
Grindhouse
Sixty Six
The IT Crowd
8 Out of 10 Cats
Doctor Who
American Dad!
Agatha Christie's Marple
The Calcium Kid
Spaced: Skip to the End
Bernard's Letter
Shaun of the Dead
Celebrity Mastermind
The Alchemists of Sound
QI
Hardware
Hello, Friend
Look Around You
Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard
Ted and Alice
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Calcium
World of Pub
The Junkies
Black Books
Hippies
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Spaced
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Smack the Pony
You Are Here
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
Europigeon
How Do You Want Me?
I'm Alan Partridge
South Park
Midsomer Murders
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Fisted
Shooting Stars
Murder Most Horrid
Have I Got News for You
The Simpsons
Bedlam
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
Have I Got a Bit More News for You